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William DeVinney has broad experience in complex litigation. He has represented clients in antitrust, intellectual property, securities, international trade, white collar crime and general commercial matters. He has worked on several trial teams and has served as first chair in both jury and bench trials. Mr. DeVinney also has argued before appellate courts, administrative law judges and the United States International Trade Commissioners. Mr. DeVinney is a regular contributor to BakerHostetler’s Antitrust Advocate blog, providing informative commentary on the latest developments in the antitrust litigation sector.

Representative Matters

• In re Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation (E.D. Tenn.)
  Representing putative class of dairy farmer plaintiffs in antitrust and breach of contract litigation against several companies and individuals.
• Loreto v. Proctor & Gamble (S.D. Ohio)
  Represented Proctor & Gamble in consumer class action alleging false advertising. Obtained dismissal of the complaint with prejudice.
• Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Monsanto Company (D. Del.)
  Represented Monsanto against a Sherman Act Section 2 claim brought by competitor alleging that Monsanto has either monopolized or attempted to monopolize the alleged market for transgenic corn seed.
• American Seed v. Monsanto Co. (D. Del.)
  Defended agricultural company accused of monopolizing the market for transgenic corn seed industry; defeated motion for class certification at trial court and before Third Circuit.
• Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices (D. Del.)
  Represented Intel in private antitrust claim brought by competitor, case brought by AMD, as well as in investigations brought by the EU, Federal Trade Commission and state government enforcement agencies.
• United States v. Goglia, et al. (S.D.N.Y.)
  Defended former executive of Bankers Trust Corporation in criminal trial and related SEC administrative proceedings arising from alleged improper accounting treatment of unclaimed funds. After a six-week jury trial, client was acquitted of all 36 counts in the indictment and then reached favorable settlement with SEC.

Mr. DeVinney’s practice includes pro bono work. Mr. DeVinney served as lead counsel for three congressmen and a public interest group in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court and has represented several clients in fair housing cases.